ბამბა

Georgian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian پنبه (pambe, “cotton”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bamba/, [b̥amba]
• Hyphenation: ბამ‧ბა

Noun

ბამბა • (bamba) (uncountable)

1. cotton, cotton wool
2. candy floss, cotton candy, fairy floss

Derived terms

• ბამბის ნაყინი (bambis naq̇ini)

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1973) “bæmbæg, bæmpæg”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 249–250